STRONG SASKATCHEWAN
“Investing in municipal infrastructure projects will help
rural municipalities in rural Saskatchewan and will
certainly help the provincial economy to recover.”
– Ray Orb, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Infrastructure Program and the $46 million targeted funding through
the Ministry of Highways for municipal roads and airports. This is without
considering Municipal Revenue Sharing and other various municipal
transfers highlighted in the 2020–21 estimates.
“Municipalities are the engines of economic growth in Saskatchewan,”
said Gordon Barnhart, Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association
president. “We’ve been advocating for years for the development of a provincial
infrastructure program, and we’re extremely pleased to see our provincial
government implement one to help our economy recover in these
challenging times.”
“The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is very
pleased that the province has made the infrastructure stimulus announcement
today,” SARM president Ray Orb said. “Investing in municipal infrastructure
projects will help rural municipalities in rural Saskatchewan and
will certainly help the provincial economy to recover.”
Construction, including maintenance and repair, has been designated an
Allowable Business Service by the Government of Saskatchewan. To ensure
the safety of workers and communities, work sites will be required to
follow all physical distancing measures and restrictions that remain in place
through the five phases of the province’s Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.
“Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial economy was already
facing headwinds through depressed resource prices, anti-pipeline policies
and rail blockades,” Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association president
Shantel Lipp said. “This announcement will mean a big boost in the
arm not only to the construction industry but to the province as a whole.”
Based on Statistics Canada data, projects funded through the investment
announced today are expected to support approximately 10,000 jobs
depending on the type, size and duration of each project.
This increased investment in infrastructure funding supports the province’s
Growth Plan commitment to build strong communities by investing
$30 billion in infrastructure over the next decade.
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